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"Reading worked best, reducing stress levels by 68 per cent, said cognitive neuropsychologist Dr David Lewis. Subjects only needed to read, silently, for six minutes to slow down the heart rate and ease tension in the muscles, he found. "

"Parent-child reading is widely advocated to promote cognitive development, including in recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics to begin this practice at birth."

"7. Reading Engagement Boost. Newsela, an instructional content platform, unveiled a suite of products designed to address the reading engagement gap. "

"Want to know one habit ultra-successful people have in common? They read. A lot."

A couple of quick takeaways for me (Michael Wacker) are that it's nice to see professional development called out as something we need, but we really have to get away form the paradigm of thinking it's something we do "to" teachers or is done "to" us.  The other takeaway I have after reading this is around a question I've asked before. If we're truly "blending" our teaching and environment, what does the space look like? How can we professionally develop as teachers to be better prepared to adapt and modify our existing learning spaces to better meet the needs of a flexible, student centric, tech infused learning environment? If shifting the ENTIRE teaching model paradigm upside down is NOT an option, what is? Is this something that needs to be built, modeled, and then iterated? I culled some nuggets from the reading.

Glad you found it useful! MT @tcartyqcsd: Every middle level teacher should read "Hanging In" by Jeffrey Benson pic.twitter.com/6OVigSztDv #qcsd - ASCD (@ASCD) April 25, 2014 http://twitter.com/ASCD/status/459728698636533760

"teachers who were most effective at teaching students at risk for failure to read: (a) used small-group instruction, (b) reported collaborating with colleagues, (c) communicated with parents about students' progress, (d) guided students in applying word identification skills as they read, (e) had a common system for monitoring progress, and (f ) were provided extensive professional development on instructional practices."

"Reading is the habit of the highly successful"

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